Calibration and characterisation of extremity dosimeters

Squair, Peterson Lima; Nogueira, Maria do Socorro; Oliveira, P. M. C. de

doi:10.1504/ijlr.2007.015433

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“…The reproducibility for all detectors combined all the used dosimeters showed satisfactory results in accordance to the performance test standards. The detector reproducibility was found below the maximum acceptable limit of 7.5% where the batch homogeneity showed a value below of 30%, these results agree with those found by Squair et al (2007) 19 where they showed that it is not to be considered a source of uncertainty if sensitivity correction factor of each detector is used. TLD-100’s light sensitivity results remained within the limits of not exceeding 0.1 mSv, however MTS-N did not, which is consistent with the reproducibility results, which show that MTS-N TLD has more variations than TLD-100.…”

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Response evaluation of two commercial thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLDs) against different parameters

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Objectives: It is essential to study the dosimetric performance and reliability of personal dosimeters. This study examines and compares the responses of two commercial thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLDs), the TLD-100 and the MTS-N. Methods: We compared the two TLDs to various parameters such as energy dependence, linearity, homogeneity, reproducibility, light sensitivity (zero point), angular dependence, and temperature effects using the IEC 61066 standard. Results: The results acquired showed that both TLD materials show linear behavior as indicated by the quality of the ﬁt. In addition, the angular dependence results for both detectors show that all dose responses are within the range of acceptable values. However, the TLD-100 outperformed the MTS-N in terms of light sensitivity reproducibility for all detectors together, while the MTS-N outperforms the TLD-100 for each detector independently and that showed TLD-100 has more stability than MTS-N. The MTS-N shows better batch homogeneity (10.84%) than TLD-100 (13.65%). The effect of temperature in signal loss was clearer at higher temperature 65°C and it was however below ±30%. Conclusions: The overall results for dosimetric properties determined in terms of dose equivalents for all combinations of detectors are satisfactory. The MTS-N cards has better results in the energy dependence, angular dependency, batch homogeneity and less signal fading whereas the TLD-100 cards are less sensitive to light and more reproducible. Advances in knowledge: Although previous studies showed several types of comparisons between TLDs, they have used limited parameters and different data analysis. This study has dealt with more comprehensive characterization methods and examinations combining TLD-100 and MTS-N cards.

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“…Since each TLD has a slightly different radiation sensitivity, each TLD was compared to the TLDs to the room temperature, which is considered the control group with the same dosemeter in different temperature groups. 19,20 …”

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